Meanings
verbgain weight (third-person singular simple present gains weight, present participle gaining weight, simple past and past participle gained weight)
present singular third person gains weight · participle present gaining weight · participle past gained weight · past gained weight
- intransitiveTo become more heavy or obese.
Synonyms: put on weight, put some timber on · Antonyms: lose weight
- To be taken more seriously. (of an idea, view etc.)
This view gaining weight, steps were taken to reopen negotiations with the L.N.W.R.
1939 July, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: 1. Settle and Carlisle, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 35
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